Law & Ethics - September 2007

As a 28-year-old who can legally drink, I say yes. How stupid is it that think people are "adult" enough to be shipped off to war at 18, sent to prison at 18, but not adult enough to crack open a bottle of beer?

Someone please give me one good reason.

Drop the drinking age to 18 or at least 19. Fair is fair.

2007-09-11 12:38:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-11 12:37:22 · 8 answers · asked by Rick K 2

I am afraid if I testify I will be fired? Can I plead the fifth?

2007-09-11 12:33:42 · 7 answers · asked by Karmy 2

In may of this year i was working for an independent contractor. One thursday night I went to check my bank account before withdrawling cash from an atm and i noticed my paycheck from my boss had bounced causing my bank account to over draft. The next day i talked to him about it and he told me once he got paid on monday from the job we just finished he would make it right and pay the fines and two weeks of pay he now owed me. Well the next day on saturday he was in an accident putting him in the hospital for a month with 2nd and 3rd degree burns. The next day I ended up losing my part time job at Lowe's due to lay off. So all my income was cut off and I was 700$ in the hole. The only way for me to get out of debt was to go to my girlfriends mom. She loaned me the money and wants it back now. She runs her own buisness which i have been working for on the weekends. She still pays me what she owes me. But now I cant get my ex-boss to take or return my calls.

2007-09-11 12:19:34 · 2 answers · asked by curt a 1

I'm 16, living in California, and not any probation, or have any criminal records. I wish to emancipate from my mother for some personal family reasons. What steps do I need to take through the legal system? What are my options once I become emancipated?

2007-09-11 12:17:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My attorney has aked me to OK his handling a client with whom I am involved in a real estate transaction. The attorney currently is retained only by me. The attorney would represent the other party in another seperate non-affiliated transaction to which I am not a party. What are my rights???? And advice?

2007-09-11 12:02:25 · 1 answers · asked by Ed 2

2007-09-11 11:56:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

well not by it but by a park VERY VERY close to our house. and the cop is hiding in a bush from this man. o my gosh, ive never been so scared, what do i do. since a cop is already there would 911 be a good idea? im not sure what to do. i dont want to leave this house and my dad doesn't want me to either. o my gosh, what do i do.

2007-09-11 11:44:24 · 5 answers · asked by Hunny b 4

2007-09-11 11:42:10 · 6 answers · asked by White B 1

(All of the people in this question are over 21)
(The names in this question are protected)
Saturday night my (a) friends fiance saw (b) him at the county fair all over (c) another girl.
Well (a) was pregnant with (b) baby.
When (a) saw (b) all over another girl she went home and commited suicide.
Will (b) get in trouble for any of this?
Since its his fault she commited suicide, and she was carrying his kid.
They kinda have proof its his fault becuase of a suicide note she left.

2007-09-11 11:35:13 · 12 answers · asked by Brittney B 1

I am doing a paper in my Ethics class on Euthanasia and assisted suicide, I want to take a poll on what various people think. Are you for the doctor assisted suicide or against it and why, what are your thoughts? I need as many opinions as I can, so I can add them in my term paper, Thanks!

2007-09-11 11:20:14 · 17 answers · asked by bonnielynn73 3

what are some things that should never be stolen caz they can trace it back to you?

2007-09-11 11:07:24 · 6 answers · asked by withvick07 2

i violated probation the first 2 times because i failed u/a and the first time i received 28 day out patient 2nd time n/a meetings. this time i didnt fail. she was drug testing me every week for about 6 wks and passed all of them. i also wk and couldnt go one time . she violated me. i am also behind in restitution (1000 dollars) ive been on probation for 2 years and i will be offof it this feb. im on it for tampering w/ gov record. i am out on bond and i have a lawyer (same attorney that handled my other 2 vops)

2007-09-11 11:06:57 · 6 answers · asked by voluntative 2

what do you think is the biggest con put on people? global warming? bottled water? 9/11?

2007-09-11 11:06:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a roommate who is trying to say I stole her identity because she asked me to get a landline in our apartment in her name. Is this seriously ID Theft?

2007-09-11 10:59:23 · 6 answers · asked by Loreal D 2

My Id Card With My social secirty dropped on the floor at sea world ( i am extremely yung and i dont have a credit card or anything) so i was wondering how do u know or find out if someone stole my identiy and is messing up my credit??

2007-09-11 10:58:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

and also what kind of attorney do i need?

my clothing store got broke into through a vacant unit next door that my landlord left unlocked.

do i have a case

2007-09-11 10:58:13 · 1 answers · asked by Cassie W 2

2007-09-11 10:48:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend of mine is married but has not seen her husband in 4 years. He now lives in another county with his girlfriend. She just found out that he signed on a Mortgage with his girlfriend as a "Single Man" and on the Quit Claim Deed as an "Unmarried Man". She has been asking for a divorce for 3 years now and just found this out. Does anyone know the recourse of this and because she lives in a "Community Property" state, is she entitled to either money or some of this property. I know she needs to see an attorney for a consultation. She just needs to know where to start and was it fraud on the Mortgage. I am sure the Mortgage Company does not know that he is still married and put down that he is unmarried and single. Please help!

2007-09-11 10:46:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son father continues to contact me after he has had several restraining orders issued. He has been to domestic violence classes and has had to do community service. He has been arrested in court after I showed the city attorney an e-mail where he wanted me to change the story about how he choked me in front of our 6 year old son. The police has made it clear to him that if he wants to be involved with his son he must go to family court. He recently showed up to my sons basketball scrimage. He has another son who was enrolled at the same park. He claims that he didnt know but my son told me about how his brother was on the same team and I would think that his 7 year old would have mentioned to him how his brother was playing. I had my 12 year old go to the scrimmage and he spoke with my 12 year old and then spoke to my 6 year old. My son was really excited to see him and wants to see him but I will not do anything without courts being involved.

2007-09-11 10:41:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I work at detention center. I'm being terminated for some money that was missing. I didn't take the money they have no proof who took it. I can I be terminated for that. Money has been missing from the start.

2007-09-11 10:35:17 · 10 answers · asked by hug23 2

I was at a family gathering. These kids out of no where decided to throw a soda can towards me and i ended up getting hurt and sent to the hospital.
Can i held the parents responsiable for me having a scar for the rest of my life

2007-09-11 10:33:33 · 19 answers · asked by Lilliann A 1

2007-09-11 10:31:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok I going to break it down like this....I am from chicago a liberated state...can't believe i'm usin that term in 2007. I am black and do go to school here in the south..I graduted with all white kids in 2005 it was five blacks in my graduting class and I had have never heard of any **** like this.I believe that those black boys should've got no more than a battery charge......I believe that it is racist...people seem to forget that fact that they had to ask to sit by a white only(haha wish i would)tree....then there where NOOSie ...(what the KKK Kowards Krew Klan)used to hang people....in 1907 yeah it 2007 feel like I'm in a time warp....this is clearly racism by all mean

2007-09-11 10:29:20 · 8 answers · asked by liltrece 2

The worksheet says:

A political dissident from a foreign country decides to leave his homeland and move the United States. This was a difficult decision, since he was very wealthy. If he left the country, his government would not allow him to take his wealth and most of his money and property would be fortified to the state. Also, if he entered the US with a large sum of money he would need to explain the source of the money, and the government would not let him enter until he had clearance from his home country.

He decided to convert all of his assets to gold bullion and hid it for the trip. He was arrested entering the US and charged with smuggling gold. The US border Agents found for gold bricks. Each was a standard 15cm x 8cm x 5cm in size and had a total mass of 18.864 kg.

Three days later, the suspect was released and the charges dropped.

Explain why. Be complete in your explanation, as if you were giving evidence in court.

2007-09-11 10:27:46 · 4 answers · asked by rudy 1

2007-09-11 10:21:46 · 5 answers · asked by armegeddon554 1

Just wanting to know what other people feel about this topic? I am neutral in posting this question as of right now cause want an unbiased opinion on what other people feel...

2007-09-11 10:20:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been working, part time for the RV Park I live in here in Texas for over a year. My last date of doing any work was the first week of August. I had a spoken agreement with the park manager/part owner. The other owners took the financial aspect away from the manager. However, I had worked 20 hours in August..the first week. I received a letter from the other owners during the second week of August that as of AUG 1 my services were no longer needed and I would not be compensated in any way. Can they BACK DATE that like that? Or can they only NOT pay me for any thing done after the date of that letter? I was not given the letter until 8-10 days after I had done the work. I have contacted the ones who sent the letter, asking ONLY for what I had coming to me in August. They basically said, sue the manager, who is their sister, not the rest! Is this legal? Dont they have to pay me what is owed prior to the date I received the letter? Any help would be appreciated.

2007-09-11 10:19:31 · 4 answers · asked by turbosbabe96 2

My boss in implementing new policies that we are to adhere to but refuses to give us a copy of what we signed. Is the legal? And what is I get amnesia.

2007-09-11 10:19:05 · 5 answers · asked by CEO 1

18 months ago my employer was paying me less than the minimum wage can i still make a claim against him or is it too late

2007-09-11 10:06:12 · 8 answers · asked by homecarebirds 1